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to earn box tops for education, with eboxtops™. shop at safeway through january 17th, buy five qualifying products and get 20 bonus eboxtops™ that you can redeem online. earn more and learn more at two ways to earn dot com. >>> welcome back. a quick check of today's top stories. firefighters still trying to figure out exactly what caused the fire that just gutted a home in berkeley. it burned for several hours. the five people inside fortunately were able to get out safely including one woman in a wheelchair who had to be rescued by police. >>> a new federal report puts oakland's police department in the spotlight. the report says officers may be shooting at suspects even when there's not an immediate threat. the head of the officers union responded saying oakland police face more danger than officers in most other cities. >>> you probably noticed the hot temperatures across the area. san jose's alum park is closed for a second straight day due to fire danger. yesterday, temperatures hitting the 90s in a lot of cities. triple dig
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in may the department of education's office of civil rights looked into whether the district treated black students more harshly than white students. the agreement means that there will be changes happening within the next five years. the district will move towards restorative type discipline instead of zero tolerance. now, instead of the initial 11 schools that they talked about, they'll roll this out in 38 of its 86 schools. what they want to do is bring down the suspension rate overall, including suspensions for african-american and special education students. they'll try and reduce defiance-related suspensions. civil advocates say that it's rather vague. now that the board has gone ahead and approved this, what this means is that the entire federal investigation is over and complete. reporting live in oakland, christie smith, "today in the bay." >>> a marin county school district is all set to remove a heterosexual marriage policy from its books. this policy was written by the traditional values coalition and adopted back in 1988 as a state law. it requires sex education to empha
in may the department of education's office of civil rights looked into whether the district treated black students more harshly than white students. the agreement means that there will be changes happening within the next five years. the district will move towards restorative type discipline instead of zero tolerance. now, instead of the initial 11 schools that they talked about, they'll roll this out in 38 of its 86 schools. what they want to do is bring down the suspension rate overall,...
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department of education is right now changing how an east bay school district suspends its students. christie smith is live in oakland where the oakland unified school district will change its zero tolerance policy when it comes to african-american students. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. that's right, big changes on the way. the department of education launched an investigation in may into oakland public schools discipline policies and suspension rate and found that the zero tolerance approach to discipline may be violating some students' civil rights here in oakland of the some of the numbers are quite startling when you look at the suspension rates, considering that oakland public schools have about 32% of their students are black but they make up about 63% of all the students that are suspended and sent home. now, the office of civil rights looked into whether black students may be treated more harshly than white students when it comes to discipline. the action plan includes a number of changes over the next five years. the district will move towar
department of education is right now changing how an east bay school district suspends its students. christie smith is live in oakland where the oakland unified school district will change its zero tolerance policy when it comes to african-american students. christie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, jon. that's right, big changes on the way. the department of education launched an investigation in may into oakland public schools discipline policies and suspension rate and...
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to earn box tops for education, with eboxtops™. shop at safeway through january 17th, buy five qualifying products and get 20 bonus eboxtops™ that you can redeem online. earn more and learn more at two ways to earn dot com. >>> welcome back, everybody. 6:12 right now. if you're looking for a little something to do this weekend, a lot of action around the san francisco pay area. the world's best sailors back to round two of the america's cup world series. >> thousands are expected to flock to the marina green was practice races get under way later today. bob redell is live in san francisco this morning with more. a big preview, bob. >> reporter: yeah, good morning to you, laura and jon. we're here in the digital boat house of the america's cup village which is just on the other side of marina green between marina green and crissy field. this is where the central area will be for spectators this week who are trying to see the ac-45s, those 45-foot-long catamarans out there competing this week in the america's cup world series. all
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you know, it's fairly common for ceos to be harsh about california schools and the state of education. now what are they going to do about it? that's what i want to know. >> and golden state, it is hard to beat. >> weatherwise. >> marla and i both grew up in public schools here in california, so take that. temperatures are looking good. and my mom is a kindergarten teacher and she's a darn good one. 5:17 now, taking a live look outside san jose. beautiful conditions out there. i know you're shocked to find out my mom's a kindergarten teacher, right? temperatures are going to be so comfortable. as you're getting your little ones ready you don't need to bundle them up but we are going to see much cooler weather, so you don't need to put them in the tank tops. only breaking into the 60s. low pressure tracking closer to the coastline. this guy is carrying cool air, a lot of moisture. this is going to change our pattern dramatically starting today, even more so as we head through tomorrow. we're expecting showers and 5 to 10 degrees cooler than yesterday. we dropped off 10 degrees from the
you know, it's fairly common for ceos to be harsh about california schools and the state of education. now what are they going to do about it? that's what i want to know. >> and golden state, it is hard to beat. >> weatherwise. >> marla and i both grew up in public schools here in california, so take that. temperatures are looking good. and my mom is a kindergarten teacher and she's a darn good one. 5:17 now, taking a live look outside san jose. beautiful conditions out there....
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. >> i think the optimal -- >> reporter: they're hacking education. >> we design what the pages will look like. >> reporter: trying to make the process of getting into college more social. >> there are other issues. >> reporter: developers from all over the country gathering at facebook headquarters to create ams aimed at making applying for college smoother. >> first, it meets kids where they are. we know that kids are tremendous users of social networking. so one of the goals of this is to make sure this we're going where kids are going. we're spending a lot of time and actually seeking out information about college. >> reporter: the bill and melinda gates foundation put up $2.5 million in prize money for the best apps. >> the genuine experience -- >> reporter: so groups like this one are ripping through caffeine and code -- >> keep it simple. >> reporter: trying to focus. >> we got the basics. >> reporter: on the best ideas. >> i think the power behind the social media in general is providing more social proof to people that it is possible. so i know one of the focus that's our gr
. >> i think the optimal -- >> reporter: they're hacking education. >> we design what the pages will look like. >> reporter: trying to make the process of getting into college more social. >> there are other issues. >> reporter: developers from all over the country gathering at facebook headquarters to create ams aimed at making applying for college smoother. >> first, it meets kids where they are. we know that kids are tremendous users of social...
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you educate rich kids, you educate poor kids. obviously around margins, that can't be a blanket statement but it's pretty true. what's going to be the difference if i hire one of each after you as educators are done with them? >> when you think about strengths like grit, like overcoming failure, the lack of financial resources sets up a series of roadblocks from a very young age. i think life circumstances also give kids an opportunity, force kids to develop character. >> you can't create failures for riverdale kids that are going to be character lessons, so what do you do if your kids have just had it better? >> right, yeah. i think the kids who are very privileged, i think that you can actually bake into a school culture moments where they do fail, where they do find out thatth not as easy. >> these two educators hope to provide a model for every school and every child all across the country. they also realize they're up against a lot of parents who don't want to hear a lot of talk about failure, and much prefer as and bs for t
you educate rich kids, you educate poor kids. obviously around margins, that can't be a blanket statement but it's pretty true. what's going to be the difference if i hire one of each after you as educators are done with them? >> when you think about strengths like grit, like overcoming failure, the lack of financial resources sets up a series of roadblocks from a very young age. i think life circumstances also give kids an opportunity, force kids to develop character. >> you can't...
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over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ >>> a bay area teacher out on bail, accused of having an inappropriate relationship with an underaged girl. good evening, everyone. >> concerned parents are looking for answers tonight hoping their child was not a victim. a popular teacher and coach in albany is accused of having that relationship with a former student. some parents are still supporting him. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us with the details. cheryl? >> reporter: a lot of parents are supporting this teacher, i talked to one teacher who is suspicious. all of the parents here tonight say they want answers. about 100 parents packed the school library. all of them desperate for information about the arrest of james azaki. a sixth grade teacher and athletic coach at albany middle school. >> i think it's important for information to be available. for things to be transparent as much as possible. and i'm mainly concerned abo
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to earn box tops for education, with eboxtops™. shop at safeway through january 17th, buy five qualifying products and get 20 bonus eboxtops™ that you can redeem online. earn more and learn more at two ways to earn dot com. >>> new this morning, the monthly jobs report is out n september the country added 114,000 jobs. the unemployment rate 7.8%. it's the first time the unemployment rate has dipped below 8% in four years. we'll have more on the the numbers and the impact on the election coming up at 6:30 in a live report. >>> the time is 6:14. here's a look at some of our top local headlines. a man bitten by a bat in contra costa county has died of rabies over in switzerland. the cdc says the man was bitten in the east bay back in march but didn't go to the hospital until early july in dubai where he was working abroad. 50 people who may have come in contact with him may have now been exposed. authorities are reaching out to say you may have rabies, go get checked. >>> interestingly enough, today marks one year since a disgruntle
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obama campaigned in wisconsin and sharply criticized romney's statements during the debate on tax cuts, education and outsourcing as misleading to the middle class, and the president had this to say about his opponent's plan for reducing the deficit. >> i just want to make sure i got this straight. he'll get rid of regulations on wall street but he's going to crack down on sesame street. thank goodness somebody's finally cracking down on big bird. who knew that he was responsible for all these deficits. elmo's got to watch out. >> and vice president joe biden was campaigning in iowa saying that mitt romney flip-flopped on his own tax cut plan that was the centerpiece of the gop campaign and biden challenged the republicans on the tax issue. >> you know the phrase he always uses, obama and biden want to raise taxes by a trillion dollars. guess what, yes, we do, in one regard, we want to let that trillion dollar tax cut expire so the middle class doesn't have to bear the burden of all that money going to the super wealthy. that's not a tax raise, that's called fairness where i come from. >> all rig
obama campaigned in wisconsin and sharply criticized romney's statements during the debate on tax cuts, education and outsourcing as misleading to the middle class, and the president had this to say about his opponent's plan for reducing the deficit. >> i just want to make sure i got this straight. he'll get rid of regulations on wall street but he's going to crack down on sesame street. thank goodness somebody's finally cracking down on big bird. who knew that he was responsible for all...
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i think this story's highly educational. let's take a closer look with chris garabedian, the president and ceo of sarepta therapeutics. on this tremendous victory lap day for his company. i am thrilled to have mr. garabedian. welcome to "mad money," sir. >> thank you, jim. it's great to be here. >> i've been investing for 31 years. i've never seen a move this large in a single day. and that is because i imagine that this is a drug that no one knew was this effective and this data is too irrefutable to say otherwise, right? >> yeah. we're excited about the results mainly because of the promise that it provides patients and families that are living with duchenne's muscular dystrophy. there was always a lot of skepticism around genetic-based medicine. there's been a lot of failures. the market wanted to see something that was demonstrative in terms of the level of effect that we showed today. i think that's why it was a speculative stock and i think we were very pleased that we were able to produce a very robust treatment effec
i think this story's highly educational. let's take a closer look with chris garabedian, the president and ceo of sarepta therapeutics. on this tremendous victory lap day for his company. i am thrilled to have mr. garabedian. welcome to "mad money," sir. >> thank you, jim. it's great to be here. >> i've been investing for 31 years. i've never seen a move this large in a single day. and that is because i imagine that this is a drug that no one knew was this effective and...
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who -- that i've met who oppose -- you know, object to vaccinating their children, they're very well educated on the issue. they know the dangers. and they also know the dangers of taking a vaccine. so there is dangers on both sides. and they've made an informed decision. >> parents opt out for several reasons including medical, religious or philosophical reasons. the governor has until sunday to sign or veto. >>> the fda is warning people to stay away from buying drugs online. the fda says the vast majority of online pharmacies are fraudulent and selling counterfeit drugs that could harm buyers. they have made internet pharmacies hugely problems. if you do shop online, the pharmacies should be based in the united states and licensed by the pharmacy board in your state. also, the website should have a licensed pharmacist available to answer your questions. and finally, the pharmacy must require a valid prescription. any website that claims that it's not needed is breaking the law. >>> a hawk that was found severely injured at a pge substation is flying free again after nearly a year of rehab.
who -- that i've met who oppose -- you know, object to vaccinating their children, they're very well educated on the issue. they know the dangers. and they also know the dangers of taking a vaccine. so there is dangers on both sides. and they've made an informed decision. >> parents opt out for several reasons including medical, religious or philosophical reasons. the governor has until sunday to sign or veto. >>> the fda is warning people to stay away from buying drugs online....
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. >> basically we've been out there just to educate them because the union and other groups are throughout spreading false information. it's really important that they know they have nothing to fear. >> there are stores in the central value. >> still ahead, an undocumented grim i grant receive as chance at a new life. his chance to get a transplant is over. also. >> i'm scott budman. apple watchers and customers look back and look ahead. >> plus, two of the hottest teams in baseball, the aids, we'll have live reports from at&t park and of course from detroit too. >> and atop the flight deck, it's a gorgeous breezy evening. there is a chance of showers. coming back, how will that impact the big weekend? we'll have a look when we come right back. [ female announcer ] what would you call an ordinary breakfast pastry that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. can dodge a question. honey, how'd that test go? [ female announcer ] in just 60 seconds
. >> basically we've been out there just to educate them because the union and other groups are throughout spreading false information. it's really important that they know they have nothing to fear. >> there are stores in the central value. >> still ahead, an undocumented grim i grant receive as chance at a new life. his chance to get a transplant is over. also. >> i'm scott budman. apple watchers and customers look back and look ahead. >> plus, two of the hottest...
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my job is to educate you, so call me at 1800-743-cnbc. what happens if we get some good news in the market? you get what we had today when a key u.s. manufacturing index number showed an economic expansion. not a contraction. the dow rocking 78 points, the s&p gained and the averages were higher earlier in the day. now, we have had some decent data, housing numbers, auto sales, retail purchasing, but the figure from the institute for supply management it forced money to flood into the market at the beginning of the day. rather than flowing out of it. breaking the awful monday tradition. and the tide did hold up for most of the session. the bullish data coupled with last night's positive news out of china, the first month to month industrial changes converted the bulls into bears and made all the difference. tonight, i want to translate this news into a context that you can understand. maybe even make some money with. because it's right at the heart of why the market keeps rallying. we began q4 like we did for the last three quarters even
my job is to educate you, so call me at 1800-743-cnbc. what happens if we get some good news in the market? you get what we had today when a key u.s. manufacturing index number showed an economic expansion. not a contraction. the dow rocking 78 points, the s&p gained and the averages were higher earlier in the day. now, we have had some decent data, housing numbers, auto sales, retail purchasing, but the figure from the institute for supply management it forced money to flood into the...
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college tuition for two year ands sup 23% but according to the education department when adjusted for inflation tuition is up 7 to 8% overall. >>> criminals who were sentenced to prison for life in california when they were juveniles could get a second chance thanks to a bill signed by governor brown today. more than 300 inmates are serving life without parole for murders they committed as teenagers. brown says the bill would allow inmates to ask judges to reconsider their sentences after they serve at least 15 years. judges could then reduce the no-parole sentence to 25 years to life if the inmate shows remorse and is taking steps toward rehabilitation. >>> arnold schwarzenegger's revealing some long-held secrets in his new autobiography. the book is called "total recall, my unbelievably true life story" and it comes out tomorrow. the associated press bought a copy and said not only did he keep secret that he feared a child with the housekeeper but his decision to run for governor. he traces his detachment back to his body building days when he wb quote became an expert in living in
college tuition for two year ands sup 23% but according to the education department when adjusted for inflation tuition is up 7 to 8% overall. >>> criminals who were sentenced to prison for life in california when they were juveniles could get a second chance thanks to a bill signed by governor brown today. more than 300 inmates are serving life without parole for murders they committed as teenagers. brown says the bill would allow inmates to ask judges to reconsider their sentences...
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the california concussion coalition, the organization is on a mission not to prevent concussions but educate parents, coaches and trainers about the symptoms which include headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, seeing stars and ringing ears. this 14 year old suffered her first concussion earlier this year during a soccer practice and she and her parents took immediate action giving her brain plenty of time to heal. >> maybe a month and a half to come back to soccer because i had to wait until i had no headaches for five days. >> reporter: now back to playing socc soccer year-round. something vinny can't do anymore. >> i think it hit him as time started to go by and other guys were practicing and he wasn't. ♪ >> reporter: vinny is playing a different tune these days. with guitar. >> it's given me something that i'm passionate about other than sports. >> vinny comes from a family of athletes whose dad is a high school football coach, his older brother plays lacrosse for san jose state. we put a lot of updated information about concussions on our website at nbcbayarea.com. just do a search con
the california concussion coalition, the organization is on a mission not to prevent concussions but educate parents, coaches and trainers about the symptoms which include headaches, dizziness, blurred vision, seeing stars and ringing ears. this 14 year old suffered her first concussion earlier this year during a soccer practice and she and her parents took immediate action giving her brain plenty of time to heal. >> maybe a month and a half to come back to soccer because i had to wait...
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over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ am i don't know. anyool? medications? and that's pretty cool. last immunization shots? really? honey, what's my blood pressure medicine called? one time i took something and i blew up like a puffer fish. i'm probably allergic to that. at kaiser permanente, your medical information is available to you and your doctors. quickly. securely. no guesswork required. better information. better care. kaiserpermanente. thrive. >>> fade in -- los angeles county, california. garrett warren was gunned down, shot four times in his own home, but somehow survived. it fit his character really. a hollywood stuntman, martial artist and former fighter. not only did he survive, but he was able to identify his shooter. a man who'd been caught with what looked like a hit note in his car. they tell you his name is miguel kiros. >> yes. >> that name mean anything to you? >> not at the time at all. >> it sounded
over the last three years we've put nearly 100 million dollars into american education. that's thousands of kids learning to love science. ♪ isn't that cool? and that's pretty cool. ♪ am i don't know. anyool? medications? and that's pretty cool. last immunization shots? really? honey, what's my blood pressure medicine called? one time i took something and i blew up like a puffer fish. i'm probably allergic to that. at kaiser permanente, your medical information is available to you and your...
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to earn box tops for education, with eboxtops™. shop at safeway through january 17th, buy five qualifying products and get 20 bonus eboxtops™ that you can redeem online. earn more and learn more at two ways to earn dot com. >>> back now at 8:44 with "today's style." face expert stacy london opens up about struggling to find her own confidence in her new book "the truth about style." good morning. >> love what you're wearing. >> i pass the test. >> nerve racking with you fashion experts. you say this is not just another fashion book. >> no. it's not so much a how do-to-book though there is a lot of information and tips. it's really a why we don't book t.seeks to explore some of the reasons and some of the minds et cetera that get in our way when we're trying to kind of create our best most authentic style, even though authentic is probably an overused word, and so i talk about my own struggles and my own love-hate relationship with style and myself. >> you're very open in this book. >> yes. >> the first chapter is called learning
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to earn box tops for education, with eboxtops™. shop at safeway through january 17th, buy five qualifying products and get 20 bonus eboxtops™ that you can redeem online. earn more and learn more at two ways to earn dot com. most paints have color that sits on the surface. but nothing beats benjamin moore's color lock technology that locks color right in, no matter how often you wash it. color lock technology. exclusively from your benjamin moore retailer. find your perfect color with a buy one, get one pint offer. visit benjaminmoore.com/promo. >> per good morning to you. looking live at the toll plaza, lots of fog in the distance. what will that mean for the bay area weekend? we will get i look at the forecast in a minute. thanks for joining us. christina loren is in for rob who will be covering you night side
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the goal is to ensure parents are educated on the purpose of vaccines so they can make fully informed decisions on whether to opt out. that new law takes effect in january of 2014. >>> the time is 5:20. coming up, you might want to grab those reusable bags. the plastic bag ban is expanding in another city today. >>> plus former governor arnold schwarzenegger releases his tell-all autobiography today. what it says about the breakup of his marriage. here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios >>> happy monday, everybody. sorry to report, sharks fans, after three days of talks between the openers and the players, no real movement in that nhl lockout but apparently talks will resume sometime this week so keep your fingers crossed. we'll keep you posted. it's 5:23. >>> san francisco's plastic bag ban is expanding today. in 2007 that's when san francisco passed a law prohibiting grocery stores and chain pharmacies from using those plastic bags.
the goal is to ensure parents are educated on the purpose of vaccines so they can make fully informed decisions on whether to opt out. that new law takes effect in january of 2014. >>> the time is 5:20. coming up, you might want to grab those reusable bags. the plastic bag ban is expanding in another city today. >>> plus former governor arnold schwarzenegger releases his tell-all autobiography today. what it says about the breakup of his marriage. here you go little man. [...
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we'll raise funds for the millan foundation, educating kids through the program. find out about that. and spay and neuter campaigns all across the country -- >> rescuing dogs, too. >> rescuing dogs and understanding four million to five million pets every year in america. one way to stop is through spay and neuter campaigns. around the world, 600 million. >> i hate to hear that. >> all of these except yours, these dogs are up for adoption through the north shore animal league. >> partners of mine. >> they're great. >> if people do want to adopt a dog, people are wondering what are the right steps? >> we're talking about empty-investors. when somebody's in that -- empty-nesters, when somebody's in that place, they're not ready. i would like a person to adopt. number one is, are you ready to adopt a dog? >> you better be -- >> if you are emotionally, you know, a little unstable, the dog is going to sense that. >> that's hoda. she want to -- she wants a dog but nobody's more emotionally unstable. come on, think it through. >> next thing, make sure the dog is compatib
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so, education is a key part of this outmigration. and i think we should have a stronger partnership, really between the human rights commission that is working on this and our educational system because if you look at outmigration, we also have a part in that because when you look at these scores, anyone -- any middle class african-american person would look at these scores and say, i'm not moving back here because there's nowhere i can educate my children. and that is a very real reality. so, just to get back to also what our deputy superintendent is saying, we are trying to upset the culture that we've had for many decades in the school district. as you know it is like turning the titanic around. it is hard to change a culture. it is hard to change an infrastructure that is very, very traditional in this district. and, so, i think that these small gains that we've made -- and i think we have made some gains but i just want to say when you look at the overall achievement gap, i think that's what we need to really look at. we have a
so, education is a key part of this outmigration. and i think we should have a stronger partnership, really between the human rights commission that is working on this and our educational system because if you look at outmigration, we also have a part in that because when you look at these scores, anyone -- any middle class african-american person would look at these scores and say, i'm not moving back here because there's nowhere i can educate my children. and that is a very real reality. so,...
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to earn box tops for education, with eboxtops™. shop at safeway through january 17th, buy five qualifying products and get 20 bonus eboxtops™ that you can redeem online. earn more and learn more at two ways to earn dot com. >>> back now at 8:38. and this morning on the new normal, reshaping the american family. as we see on nbc's new comedy "the new normal," there are different options when it comes to having children. good morning, good to see you. >> good morning,...
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every bit of my education has been k through 12 has been through public school. so, i'm trying to figure out at what point -- what point do we start to lose this battle? that's why i asked for the longitudinal study the last ten years. it would be great if we could go even further back than that. i'm going to -- mr. arm entrout, i want to ask you to follow-up to get the answers to the questions that i propose here today. this last question really is -- i'm just looking for a better understanding, i've got? some concrete solutionses that the unified school district is going to be implementing to help combat these high drop-out rates. * i've heard some solutions today about the partnerships that you've passed, that -- partnerships with the city and the cbos and i've heard about a through g requirementses. i agree like many other members, a through g should be the standard no matter what. i do remember when i came through, i graduated -- there were some students who did finish with a through g and some didn't but still were able to graduate. so, my original question
every bit of my education has been k through 12 has been through public school. so, i'm trying to figure out at what point -- what point do we start to lose this battle? that's why i asked for the longitudinal study the last ten years. it would be great if we could go even further back than that. i'm going to -- mr. arm entrout, i want to ask you to follow-up to get the answers to the questions that i propose here today. this last question really is -- i'm just looking for a better...
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education? >> education. unfortunately we don't do enough health education. take any major, when did you see anybody from the department of agriculture, this is really good for you. eating fresh vegetables and so on. in that sense, the private sector has been probably better at health education than we have in the public sector in that regards despite a lot of passengers with diets and schools and so on. it's not a consistent message. >> reporter: next our guests will talk about the economy, what are the biggest concerns facing the latino community and what is being done about it. we'll be right back with more "beyond the headlines." >> reporter: welcome back to "beyond the headlines," i'm lyanne melendez. you are watching a special edition in celebration of hispanic heritage month. our next topic is the economy, jobs. now according to the u.s. department of labor, the august report of the unemployment rate of latinos reached 10.3%, that is more than 2% higher than the national average. can i ask you all how we can explain those numbers? >> this recession has
education? >> education. unfortunately we don't do enough health education. take any major, when did you see anybody from the department of agriculture, this is really good for you. eating fresh vegetables and so on. in that sense, the private sector has been probably better at health education than we have in the public sector in that regards despite a lot of passengers with diets and schools and so on. it's not a consistent message. >> reporter: next our guests will talk about the...
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as supervisor cohen asked earlier how can we fixed this, there is education effort. we must address student needs, wellness and also safety. our stretch goals are to make sure that every child is ready to learn. every child is ready when they are beginning high school, every youth enters high school ready to succeed and when they are finished with high school they're ready to transition to adulthood. you'll see each of our strategies are broken out to target early care education, kindergarten through 8, out of school time and work with students who are in ninth grade through 12th grade. our funding also supports family services, wellness, health and nutrition, violence prevention and intervention. you also see system support. we work very closely with the school district to fund item such as transportation, [speaker not understood], athletics. we have a public engagement effort and evaluation internally. our funds are targeted for all youth across san francisco and the at the same time we also want to be able to narrow it to specific neighborhoods and ethnic groups w
as supervisor cohen asked earlier how can we fixed this, there is education effort. we must address student needs, wellness and also safety. our stretch goals are to make sure that every child is ready to learn. every child is ready when they are beginning high school, every youth enters high school ready to succeed and when they are finished with high school they're ready to transition to adulthood. you'll see each of our strategies are broken out to target early care education, kindergarten...
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that lets us find great cars, educate the owners, educate the renters, and ensure there is the right balance and variety of cars. if you look on the site in san francisco, you will literally see cars all over the place. it is all over the bay area. you are seeing cars sharing happening in places it never had before. we worked with the city to see if there were any ways we could get out the word. we hope to work with existing programs or be added as an additional transportation solution. in general, we like to involve the city and city leaders in our announcement of coming to market, and it has been working really well. >> i know you have community managers all over the globe. what's going on there? >> airbnb goes to network effects. we are all over in -- we are already in 19 cities all over the world. we just provide the tools on line, and local residents throughout the world decide they want to be part of the movement and part of airbnb and list their homes on the site, and local travelers decide they want to go somewhere and look for those. the amazing thing is it is really driven
that lets us find great cars, educate the owners, educate the renters, and ensure there is the right balance and variety of cars. if you look on the site in san francisco, you will literally see cars all over the place. it is all over the bay area. you are seeing cars sharing happening in places it never had before. we worked with the city to see if there were any ways we could get out the word. we hope to work with existing programs or be added as an additional transportation solution. in...
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the next year coleman fought for the board of education to close the achievement gap. that resolution to ensure the upcoming district strategic plan was focused on addressing the racial achievement grape in inequity in our school. thankfully the board passed that unanimously. however, the gap has widened, especially for african-american students. many of you might have seen the report that came out talking about the 2011 released analysis comparing the progress of california school districts. unfortunately san francisco received an overall grade of d. and in particular the african-american students as it relates to sfusd, we ranked 127 out of 128. i want to have one of our parent leaders, olivia gudeau, give a statement. >> hi, my name is olivia harris. i am a san francisco resident, also a native san franciscan. i have four children in the san francisco unified school district, at george washington carver elementary school, and martin luther king school. i'm the president of the ptsa at my child's elementary school and a member of coleman advocacy for children and you
the next year coleman fought for the board of education to close the achievement gap. that resolution to ensure the upcoming district strategic plan was focused on addressing the racial achievement grape in inequity in our school. thankfully the board passed that unanimously. however, the gap has widened, especially for african-american students. many of you might have seen the report that came out talking about the 2011 released analysis comparing the progress of california school districts....
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i have a very traditional education. i spent a lot of years in silence speaking latin up in the hills, living within the medieval framework. i do respect the past. we study it. if you are grounded in tradition, you feel quite confident in change and innovation. if you are insecure, you are very reluctant to embrace the unknown. i do think we need to in our education and politics, we have to have a new appreciation for our traditions and the patterns that describe our culture and our being as americans. having said all that, we have saved in california tens of billions in energy efficiency. when i first adopted those, people reacted negatively. we pushed ahead. and now in california we have ab 32. signed by a republican actor turned governor. promoting something i pick up on and promote further. the number of people in silicon valley defended ab23 against -- ab32 against an onslaught of texas oil companies. we defend when they tried to block your business. california gets 50% of the venture capital. there is a lot going o
i have a very traditional education. i spent a lot of years in silence speaking latin up in the hills, living within the medieval framework. i do respect the past. we study it. if you are grounded in tradition, you feel quite confident in change and innovation. if you are insecure, you are very reluctant to embrace the unknown. i do think we need to in our education and politics, we have to have a new appreciation for our traditions and the patterns that describe our culture and our being as...
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thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. >> crime is on the rise in what was once considered the safest large city in the country, san jose >> now neighbors want to take matters into their own hands in the wake of a dwindling police department. >> neighbors who live in this area say you can hardly walk a block or go to the library or walk to school without being confronted by gangs, drugs, or prostitution. just south of downtown san jose is a washington neighborhood, one of the oldest in the city and lately, a haven for the profession >> we have seen a surge in prostitution >> it is blatant prostitution where they're wearing high heels and practically wearing nothing >> he says it is happening right next to a library, a youth center and washington elementary school. >> it is very very bad >> 1 mother says besides prostitution there's also the threat of gangs and drugs. >> i have my children in the school >> currently we do not have any cars working a prostitution detail >> police say they once had th
thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. >> crime is on the rise in what was once considered the safest large city in the country, san jose >> now neighbors want to take matters into their own hands in the wake of a dwindling police department. >> neighbors who live in this area say you can hardly walk a block or go to the library or walk to school without being confronted by gangs, drugs, or prostitution. just south of downtown...
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survey which reads as families are informed included and involved as partners and decision makers in education of our children 84% of respondents on the survey agreed to this statement. agreed or strongly agreed to this statement. you can clap. [applause] okay. i am coming to my last two slides, so you can have a sigh of relief from numbers and how did sfusd perform compared to other school districts in california and how do you think we did? okay. so as you can see we are -- when we say we're one of the highest performing districts here is the performance of all the other districts. we just took a sample of five others as well as the state so the state is at 57% proficiency and we are at 61%. last year to this year the state moved from 54 to 57 and we moved from 57 to 61. 60.5 percent rounded was 61%. csd map -- again this is grades two through 11. you will see that the state is at 52%. we're at 57% proficiency. their growth was 50 to 52%. ours was 56 to 57%. and with that i am going to turn it back to -- what was the reason? the cause? the validity behind these, the best practices. >> thank
survey which reads as families are informed included and involved as partners and decision makers in education of our children 84% of respondents on the survey agreed to this statement. agreed or strongly agreed to this statement. you can clap. [applause] okay. i am coming to my last two slides, so you can have a sigh of relief from numbers and how did sfusd perform compared to other school districts in california and how do you think we did? okay. so as you can see we are -- when we say we're...
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for will provide, continue to provide the kind of education and job skills that we need for our city. over the last few weeks, i have been working closely with the city college to assess their fiscal, managerial, and accreditation issues. i want to thank the people behind me. in particular, the interim chancellor pamela fisher is here, and the current trustees, natalie burke is here today, i need a barrier is also here. thank you very much. also representing our students, mr. walker is here as well. [applause] with any educational institution that has value as our city college, not only did we work with those that are currently involved with them, but we worked as a city family. there is no way to express at this time the need to have this a family together to support our city college. so also i have representatives of the comptroller's office, then rosenfield, mickey callahan, the human resources divisions that are here today, nadia from our public financing, and certainly kate howard and the budget staff, all here to help me help the city college to make sure they continue in the b
for will provide, continue to provide the kind of education and job skills that we need for our city. over the last few weeks, i have been working closely with the city college to assess their fiscal, managerial, and accreditation issues. i want to thank the people behind me. in particular, the interim chancellor pamela fisher is here, and the current trustees, natalie burke is here today, i need a barrier is also here. thank you very much. also representing our students, mr. walker is here as...
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he has combined his background as a community organizer with an education from stanford to develop an innovative, not-for- profit financial incision that uses market principles to affect systemic change. it operates one of the nation's largest individual development, programs, a leading provider of micro loans in california, and has a robust community real estate finance unit. next, we have the ceo of ne community federal credit union. since 1988, she has been the ceo of northwest community federal credit union. under her watch, the credit union group to over 1600 members. it has become the national model for institutions seeking to provide financial education and banking services to the low- income communities. last but not least, we have our conditional lender represented here by wells fargo. mark cyrus is the senior fda banker for the region -- the senior sba banker. he held businesses choose the best loans for the growing business and focus on a comprehensive understanding of their goals for their business. mark is responsible for helping entrepreneurs with sba loans every step of
he has combined his background as a community organizer with an education from stanford to develop an innovative, not-for- profit financial incision that uses market principles to affect systemic change. it operates one of the nation's largest individual development, programs, a leading provider of micro loans in california, and has a robust community real estate finance unit. next, we have the ceo of ne community federal credit union. since 1988, she has been the ceo of northwest community...
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we want more latinos to go out and vote and be educated on the issues that are occurring. it starts at home. i think that i remember growing up i was sitting around the table, my dad was a political prisoner in cuba he would talk about importance of freedom of democracy i felt that that was sort of took my charge to go out there and get involved and learn the issues and basically what i've been doing so long. we need more of that, the more of the parents being more engaged with the issues and talking about these important issues for the latino community. what is interesting, we've seen such a rise of conservative hispanics such as senator marco rubio and so many of these that have come out really that even for them they have been able to talk about the message of why it's important to get involved and why it's important for hispanics to vote. we are seeing it in florida where you are going to see i think a lot more active hispanics going out to vote. it's interesting to see how california and texas are just not going down that direction. although we have senatorial candida
we want more latinos to go out and vote and be educated on the issues that are occurring. it starts at home. i think that i remember growing up i was sitting around the table, my dad was a political prisoner in cuba he would talk about importance of freedom of democracy i felt that that was sort of took my charge to go out there and get involved and learn the issues and basically what i've been doing so long. we need more of that, the more of the parents being more engaged with the issues and...
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this educational moment almost turned into a lesson the audience would never forget. take a look. >> now, a skunk can spray, hit you in the eyes at 12 feet. four meters. >> ah! >> got-ya! this time it was a prank but you should never point a loaded skunk at a crowd, that's for sure. it's 8:05 right now >> i don't know what to trust is real anymore. >> i know. i like the instant replay, let's see everything in slow mo. >> everything in slow motion. >> now to al roker with a check of the weather. >> there's an old adage about a skunk. where are you young ladies from? >> maryland. >> having a good time? >> yes. >> what are you on a long weekend here? >> no. >> a field trip. fantastic. so you're not cutting school? >> right. >> good. good. let's see what we've got for you. our pick city today just happens to be las vegas new mexi mexico -- new mexico. good. nevada. i just moved the city. sunny, hot, 90 degrees. as we show you the satellite radar, more rain for southern florida. they cannot get a break. we're looking at a cold front bringing a change in temperatures to the
this educational moment almost turned into a lesson the audience would never forget. take a look. >> now, a skunk can spray, hit you in the eyes at 12 feet. four meters. >> ah! >> got-ya! this time it was a prank but you should never point a loaded skunk at a crowd, that's for sure. it's 8:05 right now >> i don't know what to trust is real anymore. >> i know. i like the instant replay, let's see everything in slow mo. >> everything in slow motion. >>...
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so, it's something that if you wanted to look specifically at education, you could look at the education recommendations and see what was done or not done. we created subcommittees within that and the subcommittees each came up with their own goals. and, so, the education subcommittee, i'll just tell you really quickly, they wanted more academic support funding. they wanted more round credit recovery, develop an outreach database around academicses and education to really look at not just what the city funds, but what else is out there, what are the resources that could be availed to folks. and then there are some other ones that again, you can look at those and see what that looks like. this summer they started a human rights commission initiated a brown bag series. again, understanding that it's not just about the school district, it's not just about home, but the importance of networking and making connections and having a context. when we start talking to people about the importance of school and education, if we have generations of folks who have maybe not graduated from high school
so, it's something that if you wanted to look specifically at education, you could look at the education recommendations and see what was done or not done. we created subcommittees within that and the subcommittees each came up with their own goals. and, so, the education subcommittee, i'll just tell you really quickly, they wanted more academic support funding. they wanted more round credit recovery, develop an outreach database around academicses and education to really look at not just what...
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public schools from kindergarten to higher education. there are thousand of new deal schools built within less than ten years. many have art work in or on them. this is berkeley high school. you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. the schools are always telling you that public education can make you better. it should be free. now, public education was fortunatate in california. just in time for them to move in. they build hundreds of schools. seismically safe schools. when you enter it, you go under a copper marquee. enter to learn. we are all this in together. the public service is a noble thing. this is a san francisco school that might be attractive to so eyes. it was a fire trap. they tore these down and replaced them. george washington. hollywood high school. they have english, latin and greek. this is a middle school in long beach. it wasn't centralized authority. they chose the architects. the main constraint is there had to be an engineer on site. there there is berkeley. and piedmont avenue in oakland. this i
public schools from kindergarten to higher education. there are thousand of new deal schools built within less than ten years. many have art work in or on them. this is berkeley high school. you shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free. the schools are always telling you that public education can make you better. it should be free. now, public education was fortunatate in california. just in time for them to move in. they build hundreds of schools. seismically safe schools. when...
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discussions of other educational issues. superintendent carranza. >> thank you president yee and members of the board. while we call them to come up to prepare for the presentation we are going to show a brief powerpoint so i will ask you to get out of the line of fire if you are by the screen, but way of introduction we are very proud this evening to share with the public and with the board our student achievement results the 2011-2012 school year. we would like to share some of the lessons learned and how we got where we got and also share the next steps in terms of what lies ahead and hour work together as a district, so with that we're going to move ourselves out of the way and then we will have the gentlemen prepare to present. >> good evening commissioners. i will be joined in a moment and superintendent for instruction and innovation and social justice tonight. we are proud to point out our achievement results come from the spring administration and we were at the press release and some of it has been published. we're
discussions of other educational issues. superintendent carranza. >> thank you president yee and members of the board. while we call them to come up to prepare for the presentation we are going to show a brief powerpoint so i will ask you to get out of the line of fire if you are by the screen, but way of introduction we are very proud this evening to share with the public and with the board our student achievement results the 2011-2012 school year. we would like to share some of the...
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. >> when i did the education outreach to federal judges, that's the biggest questions. generally they want to know can you help me do any better than my best clinical judgment? yeah, we can. we can design tests that can predict and they want to know how good can you get? risk assessments are getting better. they're getting a lot better. i look at risk assessments as i have identified the variables that promote risk so that i can develop treatment strategies to reduce those risks. so if you have somebody that scores very high in psychopathy and has all of the other risk factors that would suggest they're is an 80% chance of reoffending in four or five years, you can develop a tiered or strategic relief plan that would help mitigate those risk factors so that that person can be -- levels of risk can be brought down. that's how we think about risk management. i call it typically risk needs assessment, because once you understand the risks, then you can develop ways of mediating them and whether or not that's a brain difference or a picture of a scan or whatever it is, your
. >> when i did the education outreach to federal judges, that's the biggest questions. generally they want to know can you help me do any better than my best clinical judgment? yeah, we can. we can design tests that can predict and they want to know how good can you get? risk assessments are getting better. they're getting a lot better. i look at risk assessments as i have identified the variables that promote risk so that i can develop treatment strategies to reduce those risks. so if...
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thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight. in the people, businesses, and organizations that call the bay area home. whether it's helping a nonprofit provide safe, affordable housing within the city, supporting an organization that's helping kids find jobs and stay in school, or financing the expansion of a local company that's creating healthier workplaces, what's important to the people of the bay area is important to us. and we're proud to work with all those >>> people of lost a loved one to accident or illness say changes their lives forever tonight the personal story of a bay area psychiatrist who face the death of his teenage son dr. kim mulvihill of that loss convinced him his profession has got one thing all wrong. >>> graveyards full of grief and loss, but here on mt. tam applies in marin county brightly colored in wills marked the spot where a child's life is celebrated >>> how do you memorialize a child? it has been will all- around its a memorial and celebration of life >>> and dr. phil wilson lost h
thirty-eight will restore the education cuts from sacramento. so remember this number. thirty-eight. in the people, businesses, and organizations that call the bay area home. whether it's helping a nonprofit provide safe, affordable housing within the city, supporting an organization that's helping kids find jobs and stay in school, or financing the expansion of a local company that's creating healthier workplaces, what's important to the people of the bay area is important to us. and we're...
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education gaps that we see, absolutely we do. but you don't do that with policies that strip away pell grants, that defund public education. you don't do that with policies that make it really difficult for students to get student loan or to close down opportunities for very qualified african american students to get in to college and universities and to more than survive it but to be great success. >> closing the gap, school choice being one of those that would help african americans and latinos, if parents would have their choice to be able to choose for their children what schools to go to instead of being stuck in the failed schools. >> and the -- >> wait, shy not have been given public money to send my son to private school. we need to support our public schools and improve the education that vast majority of children are getting in those public schools. >> but why not give -- >> do all colleges and universities use affirmative action, didn't uc system drop 'purpletive action and -- affirmative action and participate pans of
education gaps that we see, absolutely we do. but you don't do that with policies that strip away pell grants, that defund public education. you don't do that with policies that make it really difficult for students to get student loan or to close down opportunities for very qualified african american students to get in to college and universities and to more than survive it but to be great success. >> closing the gap, school choice being one of those that would help african americans and...
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growing up in northern new jersey, it was a place kai go and, you know, get education as well as learn how to play basketball. so ever since 1992, i have been a strong supporter of the boys and girls club. i was the first guy to donate $1 million so they can get computers in the boys and girls club and we have been doing a lot of things. >> what kind of impact has he had on you? >> huge. >> really? >> but what has he meant to you, do you think? >> the boys band girls club has meant so much to me academic-wise it has helped me get through a failing high school and i'm proud to be a high school graduate and i'm starting college. >> got girl. >> i am excite. >> awesome. >> when it comes to the boys and girls club, we have an emphasis on leadership and character building and having great alumni role models like shaq here makes it easy for us to encourage kids to come in and do our boys and girls clubs program. >> trey? >> it has been a lot, now i'm national ambassador of the year, spokesperson for everybody, to be that role model, the boys and girls club taught me to do that. >> great. gra
growing up in northern new jersey, it was a place kai go and, you know, get education as well as learn how to play basketball. so ever since 1992, i have been a strong supporter of the boys and girls club. i was the first guy to donate $1 million so they can get computers in the boys and girls club and we have been doing a lot of things. >> what kind of impact has he had on you? >> huge. >> really? >> but what has he meant to you, do you think? >> the boys band...